ALVEY, E. J. Illustrated by Dolorosa De La Cruz. Foreword by Johan Boomsma.

Blood from Heaven; [ Sex Magick and other aspects of secret Occult practices ]

NP [ The Netherlands ]: Aeon Sophia Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 296pp. Original red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt star in triangle device to upper board, ribbon marker. The "Templum Rouge" Edition, this being copy No. 44 of a stated limited edition of 500 hand numbered copies, although it is rumoured that less than 100 copies were actually printed. This copy INSCRIBED to Clive Harper by the illustrator on the front blank and by the publisher/author of the Foreword Johan Boomsma in the upper margin of the first page of his Foreword. The publisher says of the book: "Inspired by the author's personal experience and study of Theurgia, Goetia, Ritual Magick, Thelema, Sex Magick, and other aspects of Left hand Path Black Magic. The High Priestess takes us on a fast-paced esoteric, and often erotic, ghost train ride through secret occult rites and ceremonies. Her writings bring ancient practices alive in a modern setting, combining elements of sex and occultism. ‘Blood From Heaven’ follows in the footsteps of predecessors such as Dion Fortune, Ida Craddock and Rosaleen Norton. Alvey moves rapidly forward into the twenty-first century by presenting a story which is easy to relate to and introduces the reader in a subtle manner to a world unbeknownst to most people; about a young Priestess who has rare abilities that only manifest in a few women throughout time." From the library of Clive Harper with his discreet book-label neatly tipped in at the rear. Harper is well- known as the bibliographer of Austin Osman Spare, for updating the Aleister Crowley bibliography in the 2011 Teitan Press collection of Gerald Yorke's writings, and as someone who has lent his expertise to numerous other publications. AS NEW, in Fine condition. (no dust jacket as issued). Out of print in this edition. Item #66843
ISBN: 9789085709992

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